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On May 13, 2016 Gov. Jerry Brown released the May Revision to his proposed 2016-17 state budget.
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May 10, 2016
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Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Twitter is no longer going to allow US intelligence agencies to access a Twitter-affiliated business service that compiles and analyzes the hundreds of millions of daily tweets on the service.
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May 10, 2016
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In 2015, the CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehab. published proposed regulations for a new execution protocol. This triggered an important public comment period in accordance with CA law. The ACLU had previously submitted a Public Records Act request, in order to shed light on the proposed regulations and enhance the public's ability to comment meaningfully on them. After withholding records for months, the department was ordered to turn over more than 800 documents to the ACLU.
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May 04, 2016
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The #Frisco5 are putting their lives on the line to end rampant racism and abuses of power by San Francisco police. The public wants accountability.
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The ACLU and MergerWatch today released reports that reveal that one in six hospital beds in the U.S. is in a facility that prohibit a range of health care services even when a woman’s life or health is in jeopardy.
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Apr 27, 2016
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The ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed a lawsuit against Dignity Health for the hospital chain’s use of religious directives to deny basic reproductive health care to its patients. The suit argues that withholding pregnancy-related care for reasons other than medical considerations is illegal in California.
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The California Medical Association, representing more than 41,000 doctors, filed to join the ACLU’s suit against Dignity Health for using religious directives to deny patients basic reproductive health care.
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Apr 25, 2016
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The ACLU of Northern California today asked the CA Department of Fair Employment and Housing to open a probe into a Fresno bar for civil rights violations after the bar refused service to two women who seemed to be the only Black people in the bar.
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Apr 19, 2016
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From North Carolina to California and everywhere in between, transgender individuals face threats from lawmakers, bigots, pundits and others who choose to marginalize their fellow residents.
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A Fresno judge has ruled against the state of California in its effort to avoid responsibility for ensuring that people who can’t afford to hire their own lawyers are provided with effective counsel.
